Parks v. State

Barnes, Chief Judge.

Jack Lamar Parks was accused on September 4, 2007, of theft by deception for obtaining money belonging to the victim by “depositing a stolen check in [her] bank account and then withdrawing United States currency.” The alleged date of the theft was between August 19, 2004, and August 22, 2004. A DeKalb County jury returned a guilty verdict and Parks was sentenced as a recidivist to ten years in custody. Parks appeals his conviction, raising numerous issues regarding the evidence, the accusation, venue, jury charges, and sentencing. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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